Libyans in court, 11 years after 270 people died

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MORE than 11 years after 270 people died after Pan Am flight 103 exploded in the skies above Lockerbie the long wait for justice is over.

After two postponements and a last-minute attempt to delay proceedings for a third time, the trial of the two Libyans accused of causing Britain's worst peacetime atrocity will begins today at a highsecurity Scottish courtroom in the middle of a Dutch forest.

For most relatives of the victims, attending the trial it will be a first opportunity to set eyes on the two alleged Libyan intelligence agents accused of hiding a 1lb Semtex bomb